Four refills for a ballpoint pen are selected at random from a box that contains 3 blue refills, 2 red refills and 3 green refills. If X is the number of blue refills and Y is the number of red refills selected, find a. The joint probability mass function p(x, y), and b. P[(X, Y) ∈ A], where A is the region {(x, y)|x + y≤1}

Four refills for a ballpoint pen are selected at random from a box that contains 3 blue refills, 2 red refills and 3 green refills. If X is the number of blue refills and Y is the number of red refills selected, find a. The joint probability mass function p(x, y), and b. P[(X, Y) ∈ A], where A is the region {(x, y)|x + y≤1}

A First Course in Probability (10th Edition)

10th Edition

ISBN:9780134753119

Author:Sheldon Ross

Publisher:Sheldon Ross

Chapter1: Combinatorial Analysis

Section: Chapter Questions

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